I feel everyone's pain as I too have been on the pavement, however, there's risk in crossing the street too. I love how motorcycle threads always take this turn on the discussion.

In my experience, your best choice is to reduce the risks, and that means staying out of traffic and away from the mindless drones behind the wheel.

The road less traveled is where the best rides happen.

Trust me, I'm looking for them! I'm lucky enough to have a *practically* empty 3 mile stretch of winding roads about 3 minutes from my house. Just gotta clean off that gravel before getting down to business